I have to say where ever I travel my trusty Swiss champ is in my suitcase (due to flight restrictions on what you can carry on a plane) ....also my parker pen and watch wallet and keys obviously on my person. IPod nano and my iPhone I also take my kindle HD fire and all chargers and travel adapters in my backpack.
Also a good book is a must!

When I travel, I always take numerous flashlights with me (always on the carry-on, since the TSA have strict requirements for the carrying of lithium ion batteries. They cannot be in checked luggage). I've never had any problems with this. Now that I have multi-tools, I'll pack them in my checked luggage.

About the only incident I had was the first time I carried a dozen Surefire CR123 batteries, in their stock box (back when I was using CR123 batteries lol), and the TSA agent had to scan my stuff a second time. They thought it was a box of bullets! Since then, I've always used Pelican 1010 cases, and have had no issues with the TSA, ever since. The 1010s are water, dust, shockproof, and air-tight, but with a one-way air purge valve. They even float lol. Love 'em.

I always carry chargers/cables/interfaces (for the various items), stuff to read, snacks (gum, candy bars, mints - whatever). Always with cell phone, wallet, pen and pencil set, a set of Klipsch 5sI earbuds (have tons of music loaded on my phone and iPad).

When I travel, I always take numerous flashlights with me (always on the carry-on, since the TSA have strict requirements for the carrying of lithium ion batteries. They cannot be in checked luggage). I've never had any problems with this. Now that I have multi-tools, I'll pack them in my checked luggage.

About the only incident I had was the first time I carried a dozen Surefire CR123 batteries, in their stock box (back when I was using CR123 batteries lol), and the TSA agent had to scan my stuff a second time. They thought it was a box of bullets! Since then, I've always used Pelican 1010 cases, and have had no issues with the TSA, ever since. The 1010s are water, dust, shockproof, and air-tight, but with a one-way air purge valve. They even float lol. Love'em.

I always carry chargers/cables/interfaces (for the various items), stuff to read, snacks (gum, candy bars, mints - whatever). Always with cell phone, wallet, pen and pencil set, a set of Klipsch 5sI earbuds (have tons of music loaded on my phone and iPad).

David, funny you should mention the Pelican box because I wanted to counter Dom's post with the fancy humi with my version! I use the Pelican 1040 as a travelling humidor. Depending on size and shape, I can fit 5 to 6 cigars then I put a piece of packing foam on top of them (the egg-crate type of foam that comes with computer hardware) which is cut the same size as the box, and then my cutter and torch lighter on top of the foam. When I close the box, everything is held tight, nothing moves even if it's dropped, and the goods are protected by the foam. I will take a pic when I get home to show y'all. Those Pelican boxes are great.

David, funny you should mention the Pelican box because I wanted to counter Dom's post with the fancy humi with my version! I use the Pelican 1040 as a travelling humidor. Depending on size and shape, I can fit 5 to 6 cigars then I put a piece of packing foam on top of them (the egg-crate type of foam that comes with computer hardware) which is cut the same size as the box, and then my cutter and torch lighter on top of the foam. When I close the box, everything is held tight, nothing moves even if it's dropped, and the goods are protected by the foam. I will take a pic when I get home to show y'all. Those Pelican boxes are great.

Pelican cases are amazing. A few pic's below:

Pelican 1010 case with 18650 batteries, and a couple of dual CR123 sleeves.

I regularly took my martial arts students to compete overseas....it always used to make me smile when the baggage handler at the airport check in asked if I packed my case myself....and if there was anything sharp inside nothing like seeing their faces when you tell them ....
A samurai sword
Two 18 inch knives
Set of sai
Chinese long sword
Two nunchaku
And six foot staff
And then have
Several of my students with a similar inventory behind me in the que
Some of the looks you get are priceless lol

I always travel with cameras. I use a DSLR with 2 lenses, and a P&S with a decent zoom. I'd like to pick up a waterproof/shockproof camera for underwater and general hard use, but for now I use my iPhone with a Lifeproof case. I can fit all the camera gear into a fairly small shoulder bag (mini tripod, cleaners, chargers, etc).

Nice Marc, I dig it! My travel humidor is airtight, and has a tiny humidifier. But I don't think the humidifier is effective, so I don't keep them in there long, depending on the climate wherever I am. Nothing that a damp paper towel can't solve though. And I don't have room in it for the torch and cutter like yours. Your DIY box is a winner!

Thinking about it, I also used to carry a laptop and a mini DVD player with me; but now that I've got an iPad Mini, it's hard to imagine carrying either of those...well, maybe, the laptop, still. Somethings are still more fun on a laptop, with semi-normal-sized keys, and on a bigger screen lol.

I was gone Sunday through last night (2/1-2/6) on a work trip. Luckily, I flew Southwest and checked a bag full of knives, multitools, watches and flashlights for free. This was the first time I've ever checked a bag to maintain my normal EDC, but it was definitely the most comfortable I've ever been being away from home. Strangely enough, the TSA did still go through my bag as evidenced by this note I found in my suitcase when I arrived to my hotel and began unpacking.

I was gone Sunday through last night (2/1-2/6) on a work trip. Luckily, I flew Southwest and checked a bag full of knives, multitools, watches and flashlights for free. This was the first time I've ever checked a bag to maintain my normal EDC, but it was definitely the most comfortable I've ever been being away from home. Strangely enough, the TSA did still go through my bag as evidenced by this note I found in my suitcase ]

Hah I'm not surprised. A bag full of knives, mutitools and flashlights will certainly pique someones interest at X-ray!

I've been security checked at the TSA line a few times. Seems to always be when I'm tan and have a beard